Public Charity

GREAT LAKES ACADEMY INC

GREAT LAKES ACADEMY INC is a Public Charity headquartered in CHICAGO, IL. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $11.6M revenue, $11.0M expenses, $13.9M total assets. 46 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $3.0M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 461862158 CHICAGO, IL Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$11.6M
Total Expenses$11.0M
Total Assets$13.9M
Grant Records46
Funding Total$3.0M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

TO PREPARE OUR STUDENTS WITH THE FUNDAMENTAL ACADEMIC SKILLS, CRITICAL THINKING ABILITY, AND STRENGTH OF CHARACTER TO EXCEL IN HIGH SCHOOL, COLLEGE, AND CAREER OF THEIR CHOICE. WE EMPOWER OUR STUDENTS WITH THE EDUCATION TODAY THAT THEY WILL NEED TO CHANGE THE WORLD TOMORROW.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Adeline Ogbor
TREASURER Andy Baker
VICE CHAIR Aparupa Bhattacharya
DIRECTOR Brad Karsh
DIRECTOR Christine Chen
DIRECTOR Deion Owens

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Top Grant Purposes

For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$1,079,350 6 grants
EDUCATION
$1,006,543 13 grants
To aid their exempt purpose
$200,000 1 grant
HUMAN SERVICES
$135,000 1 grant
CHARTER SCHOOLS PROGRAM SUBGRANTS IN SUPPORT OF SCHOOL GROWTH AND EXPANSION
$103,295 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $11.6M $11.0M $13.9M
2024 $10.5M $10.0M $13.7M
2023 $9.0M $9.0M $13.3M
2022 $9.0M $8.2M $12.9M
2021 $11.5M $5.4M $11.9M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue held roughly steady at around $11.6M, with total assets most recently reported at $13.9M.

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